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I am currently reading Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton and I am on the twelfth chapter out of forty three chapters. The character that I have chosen is the main character of the book and her name is Chanda, and I think that Chanda is the hero in the book. I think that Chanda is the hero because she is a good friend, she sacrifices her social life to be with her family and she endures separation. Firstly, Chanda is a good friend to her best friend Esther. Esther's parents have died of AIDS and Chanda helps Esther through her hard times. Especially when Chanda's neighbor Mrs.Tafa gossips about Esther, Mrs.Tafa is a major gossip lady that has to make her opinion on everything. Whenever Mrs.Tafa says something like Esther shouldn't make the bread because she will spread her parents sickness in the bread. When ever Mrs.Tafa talks about Esther behind her back or even in front of her Chanda always try to get Esther away from and comforts her. Secondly Chanda gives up her social life so she can help her mom at home. Chanda doesn't have a lot of friends Esther is one of the only friend that she has. At home Chanda is like a second mother to her little bother and sister she takes care of them, bosses them around sometimes and comforts them when there sad or upset. In this particular part of the book Chanda has to do a lot of things for her mother because the baby in the family has just died. So Chanda has to cook the food, call relatives to let them know what has happened and even pick out a casket for her baby sister. Finally Chanda has to endure separation because of how bad the health care is in Africa. Chanda has been separated by many people in her life such as her father and two brothers who were killed in a mining accident. Her second father who she was quite fond of and now her baby sister who died over night. Chanda endures many separations but no matter what she is still always strong and will always keep going. I think that Chanda is the hero of this story because she is a good friend to Esther, she has to give up hanging out with friends to help her mother and because of the separations she has to endure throughout her life.